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Occupational Employment Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

35-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
964,400 0.6 % $17.40 $36,190 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.48 $12.35 $15.60 $21.18 $27.54
Annual Wage (2) $21,800 $25,690 $32,450 $44,050 $57,290

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 721,170 6.74 $16.80 $34,950
Special Food Services 36,990 5.16 $19.39 $40,330
Elementary and Secondary Schools 35,070 0.41 $17.35 $36,080
Traveler Accommodation 28,900 1.45 $20.40 $42,430
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 26,840 0.92 $19.16 $39,840

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 721,170 6.74 $16.80 $34,950
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) 20,910 5.34 $17.89 $37,220
Special Food Services 36,990 5.16 $19.39 $40,330
Traveler Accommodation 28,900 1.45 $20.40 $42,430
Gambling Industries 2,960 1.26 $19.02 $39,560

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 360 0.02 $36.93 $76,810
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 50 0.02 $26.69 $55,510
Home Furnishings Stores 30 0.01 $26.13 $54,360
Other Personal Services 50 0.01 $24.71 $51,390
Furniture Stores 150 0.07 $24.29 $50,530

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 93,570 5.50 0.83 $17.90 $37,230
Texas 84,060 6.94 1.04 $18.95 $39,420
Florida 67,690 7.86 1.18 $18.53 $38,540
New York 47,640 5.08 0.76 $19.96 $41,510
Ohio 39,220 7.24 1.09 $15.89 $33,050




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Arkansas 12,190 10.07 1.51 $14.17 $29,470
Oklahoma 15,500 9.72 1.46 $14.04 $29,190
Hawaii 5,850 9.11 1.37 $20.35 $42,330
New Mexico 7,360 9.07 1.36 $14.44 $30,030
Alabama 17,190 8.84 1.33 $15.19 $31,600




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 3,590 5.04 0.76 $22.61 $47,020
New Jersey 20,170 4.98 0.75 $21.21 $44,120
Vermont 1,480 4.85 0.73 $20.89 $43,460
Rhode Island 3,470 7.19 1.08 $20.47 $42,590
Hawaii 5,850 9.11 1.37 $20.35 $42,330





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 44,240 4.66 0.70 $21.38 $44,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 33,750 5.52 0.83 $17.21 $35,800
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 23,150 6.49 0.97 $18.24 $37,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 21,740 4.68 0.70 $15.98 $33,250
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 19,710 6.61 0.99 $20.04 $41,690
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 19,630 6.26 0.94 $20.44 $42,520
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 19,350 7.21 1.08 $14.61 $30,390
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 18,870 7.28 1.09 $19.12 $39,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 16,770 5.89 0.88 $21.32 $44,350
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 15,140 7.37 1.11 $17.19 $35,760